Was the Kippax of the 60s/70's overrated?

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ColinBellsjockstrap

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As per thread title.

I know everyone likes to look through rose coloured spectacles, including myself, but:-

It was cold and windswept.

The steps up to it were a death trap in winter

The paintwork on the metalwork was faded and in need of a refresh

The toilets were a disgrace and should have been condemned, the smell was disgusting.

The burgers and hot dogs were shit

On the plus side, the atmosphere in the middle was fantastic, watching Big Mal emerge from the tunnel in his Fedora, and it was far better than the monstrosity that went up in it's place.
 
Started going in the 70s and thought it was brilliant.
Went Old Trafford with the u11s team I played for in bury a year or two later (not my choice, the manager was a rag and got cheap tickets)and thought this place is shite.
Kippax was old school and only felt inviting if you were one of the blue family.
Loved it and it will always remain part of my DNA
 
ColinBellsjockstrap said:
As per thread title.

I know everyone likes to look through rose coloured spectacles, including myself, but:-

It was cold and windswept.

The steps up to it were a death trap in winter

The paintwork on the metalwork was faded and in need of a refresh

The toilets were a disgrace and should have been condemned, the smell was disgusting.

The burgers and hot dogs were shit

On the plus side, the atmosphere in the middle was fantastic, watching Big Mal emerge from the tunnel in his Fedora, and it was far better than the monstrosity that went up in it's place.
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You just described every terrace / football ground facilities in the country, so not sure why you are singling out The Kippax.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
You just described every terrace / football ground facilities in the country, so not sure why you are singling out The Kippax.
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I never said it was better or worse than any other ground at that time, just that many blues have fond memories of standing there, but the facilities, looking back were basic to say the least.

It's a bit like looking back fondly on a car you used to drive in the 60,s, when in reality it was unreliable, leaked oil, drank petrol, had a manual choke, no radio, cross ply tyres.

But you still loved it though.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Imagine how amazing the endings to the final home games we had in 2012 and 2022 would have been in that Kippax.
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There would still be a few hundred jumping up and down in the crazy corner after the Sergio goal even now.

Non of them would have gone home for their tea even though a decade had passed.
 
I couldn’t stand the place. I am still puzzled by the attraction it has for some. The sightlines were poor due to the lack of rake and the pillars blocking views. The rear of the stand didn’t smell very nice either!

The toilets were a serious health hazard. They appeared to consist of walls with some bitumen paint and a hole in the ground. There should have been a sign for those departing to “Now wash your feet”.

I much preferred the Scoreboard End and subsequently the North Stand. The only time I really went in the Kippax was when the North Stand was being constructed.
 
I’ll be going to the standing terraced Kippax in the sky no matter how smelly and windswept it was.

It’s where my love of this club began and where I learned so much. Never dreamed we’d be where we are.

CTID

I know I am I’m sure I am

I’m City ‘til I die

We are the Kippax !

(Psycho mafia) :))
 
Kippax77 said:
Had the programme from my auntie, was it 4-0 in winter time as I remember the front of the programme.
Went my first game in 77 vs Leeds
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It was the league cup semi final second leg played in the February of that year I think. We had beaten Boro at home in the league 4 0 earlier that season. We were 1 0 down from the first leg at Ayresome Park and Jack Charlton promised the Boro fans it would not be 4 0 again. Result City 4 Boro 0. The Kippax was rammed and deafening, no one was blasé about getting to Wembley in those days. Outside of a derby I can never remember an atmosphere like it, one of the greatest ever Maine Rd nights. 19 then 70 in a few weeks, where did the years go.
 
ColinBellsjockstrap said:
I never said it was better or worse than any other ground at that time, just that many blues have fond memories of standing there, but the facilities, looking back were basic to say the least.

It's a bit like looking back fondly on a car you used to drive in the 60,s, when in reality it was unreliable, leaked oil, drank petrol, had a manual choke, no radio, cross ply tyres.

But you still loved it though.
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I'm still not quite sure what your point is ?
Standing on the Kippax was mint. I miss it every single day of my life.
 
EL APACHE TEVEZ said:
loved the Kippax my first game in 76 sat on the wall at the front cup of bovril and a packet of fish and chips crisp
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think most would of started life like that,dad used to sit me on the white wall as close to the half way line as possible, left me to it, he was further back ,but im sure he kept a close eye on me
 
Spurs quarter 69 said:
It was the league cup semi final second leg played in the February of that year I think. We had beaten Boro at home in the league 4 0 earlier that season. We were 1 0 down from the first leg at Ayresome Park and Jack Charlton promised the Boro fans it would not be 4 0 again. Result City 4 Boro 0. The Kippax was rammed and deafening, no one was blasé about getting to Wembley in those days. Outside of a derby I can never remember an atmosphere like it, one of the greatest ever Maine Rd nights. 19 then 70 in a few weeks, where did the years go.
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Great post that.
 
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